The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

Conversations characters have with each other.

A problem or struggle that happens inside a character's mind or heart.

A problem or struggle between a character and something outside or outside.

The person or voice telling a story.

First person point of view

The narrator is a character inside the story and uses words like I, me, my, we.

Third person point of view

The narrator is outside the story and uses words like he, she, they, them.

Language used in an imaginary way to express ideas that are not literally true.

Compares two unlike things using words such as like or as.

Metaphor compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.

Words that appeal to the five senses and/or language that allow the reader to create mental images.

The feelings, ideas or emotions a word makes you think of.

The exact, dictionary definition of a word.

The introduction to the story that usually reveals the setting, the major characters, and conflict.

The major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax.

The event that is the turning point in the story, at which the conflict is usually resolved.

The events that begin to conclude the story and lead to the ending.

The events that conclude the story and reveal its message.

The central message that runs throughout a story.

Clues or hints in a story of events that will happen later in the plot.

Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing.

The secondary plot that happens along with the main plot.

A type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be taken literally.

The reader's own interpretation of what is happening within a story. This goes beyond the surface -level of the text, and can include the reader's personal opinions.

A type of writing that is based on real events and real people.

The main message a writer wants readers to understand from a text.

A form of narrative writing, written from the perspective of the author, about an important time in their life.

A sentence of the introduction of an essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay.

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Vocabulary

Term	Definition
Plot	The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Setting	The time and place of a story.
Dialogue	Conversations characters have with each other.
Internal Conflict	A problem or struggle that happens inside a character's mind or heart.
External Conflict	A problem or struggle between a character and something outside or outside.
Narrator	The person or voice telling a story.
First person point of view	The narrator is a character inside the story and uses words like I, me, my, we.
Third person point of view	The narrator is outside the story and uses words like he, she, they, them.
Figurative Language	Language used in an imaginary way to express ideas that are not literally true.
Simile	Compares two unlike things using words such as like or as.
Metaphor	Metaphor compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.
Sensory details	Words that appeal to the five senses and/or language that allow the reader to create mental images.
Connotation	The feelings, ideas or emotions a word makes you think of.
Denotation	The exact, dictionary definition of a word.
Exposition	The introduction to the story that usually reveals the setting, the major characters, and conflict.
Rising Action	The major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax.
Climax	The event that is the turning point in the story, at which the conflict is usually resolved.
Falling Action	The events that begin to conclude the story and lead to the ending.
Resolution	The events that conclude the story and reveal its message.
Theme	The central message that runs throughout a story.
Foreshadowing	Clues or hints in a story of events that will happen later in the plot.
Personification	Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing.
Subplot	The secondary plot that happens along with the main plot.
Hyperbole	A type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be taken literally.
Commentary	The reader's own interpretation of what is happening within a story. This goes beyond the surface -level of the text, and can include the reader's personal opinions.
Foreshadow	Warning of a future event.
Non- fiction	A type of writing that is based on real events and real people.
Central Idea	The main message a writer wants readers to understand from a text.
Memoir	A form of narrative writing, written from the perspective of the author, about an important time in their life.
Thesis (statement)	A sentence of the introduction of an essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay.

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